Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Peter. I'm just starting to try all of these options - which Dell should have advised at the beginning? Tina On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 9:30 PM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote: > Tina: You might try re-installing the audio drivers. We used Dells at work > for years, and on certain models, the audio driver was notorious for > stepping on itself and ceasing to work. Go to: > > <http://support.dell.com> > > Enter your service tag number (Mixed numbers and letters on the back of the > computer. Then go to "Drivers and Downloads" or something similar. Find > the > latest audio driver that matches what you have, download it and run it. > Note > where it stored so you can run it again if this happens again. > > If it's hardware, of course, then this won't help. Play a CD or a streaming > audio site. Try jiggling the speaker/headphone plug and see if the sound > cuts in and out. That would mean a loose or corroded socket. Dell will > have to fix that. > > And, (pardon me if this is obvious) check your volume controls. Uncheck > any "mute" boxes, and tweak up your various volume controls, including > master volume, to see if that makes any difference. It's possible that > something you have installed is resetting things to suit itself, to the > detriment of normal sound. > > Happy New Year anyway! > > --Peter > > > I tried hooking external speakers up to it, but they don't work either. I >> had some little airline earphones that worked for a short time, but those >> quit, too. I think there must be something basic interfering with the >> sound. >> I don't miss it except when I get all of these great links to youtube >> videos >> and such. I hope I don't have to send it back to Houston again :-( Tina >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com